The 2003 British Open was the 2003 edition of the
British Open
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professional
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tournament, that was held from 8–16 November 2003 at the
Brighton Centre
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,
Brighton
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, England.
Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating
Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final. The final saw a record 5 centuries in a row from the two players (three from O'Sullivan and two from Hendry, including a 135), which remains a joint record for consecutive centuries made between two players in a professional tournament match and is a standalone record for ranking events and finals.
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Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner:
£52,000
Runner-up: £26,000
Semi-final: £13,000
Quarter-final: £9,500
Last 16: £7,450
Last 32: £5,600
Last 48: £3,900
Last 64: £2,750
Last 80: £1,750
Last 96: £1,100
Stage one highest break: £1,800
Stage two highest break: £5,000
Stage one maximum break: £5,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Total: £450,000
Main draw
Final
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at
Pontins in
Prestatyn
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History Prehistory
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,
Wales
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between 21 and 25 September 2003.
Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2–4
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
* 145, 103
Ian McCulloch
* 138, 126, 110
Andy Hicks
* 138
Stephen Maguire
* 135, 130, 103
Adrian Rosa
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* 134, 117
Ricky Walden
* 133
Fergal O'Brien
* 132
Stuart Bingham
* 132
Peter Lines
* 131
Kwan Poomjang
* 125
Darryn Walker
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* 123, 112
Billy Snaddon
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* 121
Barry Pinches
* 119
Gerard Greene
* 118, 109, 103
Tom Ford
* 117
Joe Swail
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* 110, 107
Ryan Day
* 110, 104
Andrew Norman
* 106
Martin Dziewialtowski
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* 106
Nick Dyson
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Born in 1969, Dyson turned professional in 1989. In his firs ...
* 105, 101
David Roe
* 104
Phil Williams
* 104
Wayne Brown
* 102
Ian Brumby
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Born on 17 September 1964, Brumby turned professional in 1989. His first season brought a run to the last 32 at the 1990 Classic, where he defeated ...
* 102
Craig Butler
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* 102
Marco Fu
* 101
Andrew Higginson
* 101
Anthony Hamilton
Televised stage centuries
*
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, 135, 118
John Higgins
* 138
Michael Judge
* 135, 135, 134, 133, 121, 120
Stephen Hendry
* 130, 127
Ken Doherty
* 130
Jimmy White
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* 123
Alan McManus
* 120
Stephen Lee
* 116, 100
Dominic Dale
* 115, 105
Quinten Hann
* 114
David Gray
* 112, 104
Paul Hunter
* 111, 109
Matthew Stevens
* 111, 104
Mark Williams
* 109, 106, 100, 100
Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 107
Gerard Greene
* 107
Graeme Dott
* 104
Michael Holt
References
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British Open
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...